My Solo Sorcerer Spell Pick (SoA only)

[RoSs_bg2_rox]

so theirs no point on us giving tips on other spells cause you've already selected all yours

[BaRoN NiGhT]

Well, I am rather asking for responses wether it is good enough or not (what do I have to add, or what do I have to avoid, or maybe there is a better spell in the game and something like that.). I highly appreciate for those who reply my questions .

[Sonic]

You shud thake Death spell,Its veary good vs small iritating creatures + umberhulkes and some bandits and low hp creatures.

[IronDragon]

Just my opinions mind you:

Level 1:
- Chromatic orb : I always take this but never use it.
- Friends : with ring of human influence why bother?
- Identify : glasses of ID work just as well and this spell gets useless in TOB where your lore is enough for pretty much anything
- Magic Missile : the only real must have in level 1
- Spook : am completely indifferent about this spell

Prefer burning hands which seems to work esp well on undead.

Level 2:
- Knock : well someone has to open all those chests – but dangerous without Minor spell deflection
- Mirror Image : always handy
- Resist Fear : necessary. A terrified solo sorcerer is a dead solo sorcerer.
- Melf's Acid Arrow : great for spell casting clerics
- Web : always a good bet

Level 3:
- Flame Arrow : gotta love the amount of damage it does
- Haste : I tend to ignore this spell. Magic users just aren’t built for melee
- Skull Trap : great spell for damage
- Melf's Minute Meteor : my big problem with this spell is that it stays until you use ALL of the meteors making it impossible to use any other weapon. Devastating when you want to use the staff of the magi to go invisible.

I prefer Minor Spell Deflection and Slow in place of Haste and Melf’s

Level 4:
- Greater Malison : always good choice
- Stoneskin : gotta have stoneskin
- Spider Spawn : great summons
- Wizard Eye : also great. So many bad guys waste spells on this instead of you

Level 5:
- Lower Resistance : perfect for big nasty things
- Sunfire : only take this when I solo. Great for takingout low level critters and undead
- Spell Immunity : rarely end up using this spell. For a certain undead critter fond of imprisonment there is always a protection from undead scroll.
- Protection From Acid : is acid REALLY a problem in SoA?

No breech?
I prefer animate dead, soloing you soon get high enough to get skeleton warrior. One of the best summons period.
I would dump spell immunity and protection from acid for Breech and Animate dead

Level 6
- Protection From Magic Energy : so many other better spells on this level
- True Sight
- Tenser's Transformation : Sorcerers were not made for melee, that is what summons are for. I never take this spell as there are so many other great spells at this level.

Chain lightning
Contingency
Death fog
Death spell
Invisible stalker – good for mind flayers
Protection from Magical Weapons - espically good in TOB when put in a contingency
Summon Nishruu

Level 7:
- Project Image : almost to good of a spell
- Mordenkeinan's Sword : great summons
- Khelben's Wharding Whip : good choice

Level 8:
- Abi Dalzim's Horrid Wilting : personal favorite
- Spell Trigger

[Userunfriendly]

Originally posted by RoSs_bg2_rox: spook? bit iffy. Maybe grease or something

spook is one of the most powerful spells in the game...certain solo encounters that can get really bad and nasty can be done with ease with spook...its got an incredible save penalty, making it much better than its weak cousin, horror...a spooked enemy, unless you're using tactics mod improved ai scripts, is a pretty helpless enemy...blast apart with spells at your leisure...

[Sonic]

*Protection from acid : Is acid realy a problem in SOA*=Yes it is if you got tactic mode.

[Assassin]

For one encounter, it's not really worth putting the at spell in... (okay, maybe the sole reason for Pierce Shield is for the Demon Prince, but...) Particularly when there are dozens of Green scrolls that function almost the exact same.

ADD] Not to mention that little problem of getting Kuroisan to actually fight you. I think he only fights you if you wield the sword, which, as a solo Sorcerer, you can't do.

[ 10-19-2003, 08:21 AM: Message edited by: Assassin ]

[Faceman]

no Mislead?
or is it too cheesy for you?

[Sonic]

Isn't it so that you only need to hawe it in your inventory??

[SillySorcerer]

Those seem like pretty good spells but I consider invisibility a must-have for a solo sorcerer. Mislead is also good when you can get it. And I think you would benefit from some summon spells (summon skelies is the best).

Tensor's transformation is questionable-- You should be avoiding melee combat.

Polymorph Other is too much fun to do without.

Feeblemind works really well against powerful opponents like dragons (especially in comination with Greater Malison). Finger of Death and Deathspell are also good to have.